Charity Rides

Team Orange Cycle at Cystic Fibrosis Cycle for Life 2016

2018 is behind us and now we are are rolling into the 2019 charity/organized cycling season.  If you haven't signed up for a charity ride in the past you might consider checking out the rides scheduled for 2019.  CAAM Events has most of the rides on their roster plus so many more!  Check out their website and join a team to raise funds for very worthy causes!  http://www.caamevents.com/

There's something to be said about committing to an organization that you're willing to support by appealing to your family and peers to raise funds for something that speaks to you.  A lot of teams pull together to raise a goal, train and spin out 25, 35, 50, 65, 70 or 100 miles.  The reward is completing the goal you set and participating in the pre and post ride food, music and fun.

Tour de Cure 2017

Many of our team members here at Orange Cycle join in on the charity rides when our schedules allow us.  We find huge satisfaction of being a small part of the big picture.  Deena and Howard encourage us to build a team, ride for fun and, of course, represent our bike shop.  They support our team and donate to several organizations.  They also do something incredibly giving to our community.  By your hard work of raising $150+ in donations for a charity ride in which you participate Orange Cycle will give you one Orange Cycle jersey per year.  Bring proof of your fundraising and one of our team members will show you which jersey is free to you.

Raise $150+ in charity ride donations get a free OC jersey!

The morning of Horrible Hundred 2018 I was walking back to my car I was chatting with a fellow from Sarasota who admitted he was very nervous about doing the century as he hadn't trained for hills.  I smiled and told him so were a lot of other people.  The best piece of advice I could give him was "Let the hills come to you.  Don't look up as you're ascending, go the pace you're comfortable with and remember, if you can maintain 2.5 - 3 mph you won't fall over."  For me it was harder to walk up Sugar Loaf Mountain than what it was to ride.  When a friend told me what another cyclist told her about maintaining balance on the bike at that snail pace I tried it and passed on the word (it's TRUE and it beats walking up that big ol' hill!).  I hope the advice worked.

Tour Latino 2018

What are you waiting for?  Sign up and join the fun!  Not familiar with local cycling clubs?  Call Orange Cycle and ask for some suggestions.  Ride, have fun and support your local organizations!

Cystic Fibrosis Cycle for Life 2018

Peace out and ride on!